lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
preparations for a journey
capable of anything; liable to do
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
one way or the other; either way
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
right in the center (centre)
should time and circumstances permit
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
recommendation; endorsement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of